"You don't have to know what direction you're going as long as you're moving forward."
I heard this a few minutes ago on TV and it really struck me. I turned to Jennifer and told her, "Wow, that really makes a lot of sense." We started talking about the importance of not becoming stagnant. Which kind of connects to another topic of discussion we have been talking about a lot lately....often times people become stagnant because they don't accept responsibility for their own destiny. I can't imagine how an individual walks around in this world insisting that every bad/unfortunate/unlucky, etc. thing that happens to them is due to some external force. I can assure you that as long as you continue to tell yourself that world is out to get you, it will probably "get you" everytime. I choose to adopt the idea that I am the only person/thing/factor that controls what happens to me. Maybe this isn't completely true, but it sure does make me feel better.
I guess I didn't really realize it, but Jennifer and I definitely embrace this philosophy of moving forward toward all aspects of like, or at least we certainly try to. Together we make a lot of decisions that often times others don't understand and sometimes we don't understand them, but we are always certain that we are moving forward - together.
I have recently found a great deal of comfort in the idea that Jenn and I are moving forward - together. Anyone who knows me knows that I really struggle with not knowing every single detail about the future - basically I MUST know what direction I am going at all times or I don't feel like I am moving forward or moving anywhere. I am so thankful that Jenn has been able to bring a great deal of balance in my obsessing - I have learned to accept that I might not always know where I am moving, but I am always certain (because of my own decisions) that I am moving forward, and I wouldn't want anyone else in the world by my side.
Are you moving forward?
